Bluetooth Technology - Bluetooth, created in 1994, was conceived as a wireless alternative to data cables by exchanging data using radio transmissions. The name Bluetooth came from a tenth century Danish King, Harald Blåtand or, in English, Harold Bluetooth. As the story goes, King Blåtand helped unite warring factions in parts of what are now Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Similarly, Bluetooth technology was created as an open standard to allow connectivity and collaboration between disparate products and industries.

The ThunderBoard-React is a cloud-connected, Bluetooth Smart-enabled, sensor-driven platform, from Silicon Labs, that enables customers to demonstrate, evaluate, and develop their own unique applications.